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Across
Russia, Asia, Africa and the Americas, the world is discovering
MY HERO. The project has been demonstrated in libraries, schools,
and after-school programs throughout the United States in Austin,
Los Angeles, Chicago, Cleveland, New Haven, Portland, New York,
Seattle, Washington D.C. and internationally in Hyogo, London, Rome,
Stockholm, and Moscow.
Outreach
Partners
 International
Education and Resource Network
MY HERO is a proud member of iEarn.org,
an online,
international network of educational resources. 
In 2003, the MY HERO staff conducted workshops at
the 10th iEARN
International Conference in Japan. In
the summer of 2002, MY HERO participated in the 9th International
Education and Resource Network (iEARN) Conference in Moscow. Outreach
Director, Charles Harper, conducted MY HERO workshops with students
and teachers representing 60 different countries. Hundreds of CD-ROMs
and videos were given to teachers from Russia, South Africa, Iran,
China and a host of other nations.
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"The MY HERO
Project's participation in the iEARN Conference in Moscow
was inspiring and informative. MY HERO's mission transcends
international boundaries and will be as useful to the students
of Russia as it already has been to students all over the
world. Thank you for your participation!"
Mikail Filippov, Director of
Teacher Training,
Ministry of Education, Moscow
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MY HERO is a partner organization of Libraries
for the Future and many LFF Youth Access
Coordinators use MY HERO as a
part of their web research and writing programs. Youth Access trains
and provides programming that strengthens the capacity of librarians
to meet the needs of young people ages 10-18 in a supportive and engaging
environment during the non-school hours. The program is based on a
philosophy of youth empowerment, including an understanding of youth
as community assets
Additional
Outreach
MY HERO at the 75th Annual Festival of the Arts
Volunteers from Laguna Beach High School
and senior citizens from Leisure World Computer Clubs presented
the MY HERO Web site to over 250,000 visitors who attended the "Heroes
and Heroines" event at the 75th annual Festival of the Arts
in Laguna Beach, California.
MY HERO staff conducted workshops in Seattle at the
National Educational Computer Conference in 2003.
Look for MY HERO at the NECC Conference in New Orleans in 2004.
The My Hero Project is working with
Childnet
International, a non-profit organization based in London, England,
to collect statements, pictures, poems and stories from children
about what they love about the Internet and their dreams for how
it could be used for good.
How
can we use the Internet as a tool for peace and hope?
Tell
us what you think.
 
If
your educational organization is hosting a special event and is
interested in having MY HERO staff demonstrate the program, please
contact:
myhero@myheroproject.org
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